Mary J. A. Wurm (her surname was originally Würm) (18 May 1860 in Southampton – 21 January 1938 in Munich) was an English pianist and composer.[1]
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Born | Mary Josephine Agnes Würm 18 May 1860 Southampton |
Died | 21 January 1938(1938-01-21) (aged 77) |
Nationality | English |
Occupation | Pianist |
Relatives | Adela Verne (sister) Alice Verne-Bredt (sister) Mathilde Verne (sister) John Vallier (nephew) |
She was born as Mary Josephine Agnes Würm in England, the sister of Alice Verne-Bredt, Mathilde Verne, and Adela Verne. She lived in Stuttgart as a child, but later returned to London. She studied piano with Clara Schumann and composition with Charles Villiers Stanford. Wurm became a noted pianist, and in 1898 founded and conducted a women's orchestra in Berlin.[2][3] Her nephew was John Vallier.
In 1914, Verne published a Practical Preschool collection to be used as teaching material at Elisabeth Caland in Hannover.[4]
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